[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Characterictics - Select before adding to cart ## - **[big5hot](/forum/user/5666-big5hot "View big5hot's Profile")** - [![big5hot's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/5666-big5hot "View big5hot's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/5666-big5hot) Less More - Posts: 28 - Thank you received: 1 - - 14 years 1 month ago - 14 years 1 month ago [\#68589](#68589) by [big5hot](/forum/user/5666-big5hot "View big5hot's Profile") *[Characterictics - Select before adding to cart](/forum/4-how-to/68589-characterictics-select-before-adding-to-cart#68589 "Hi everyone, Update; I have been doing great with learning HikaShop. Been a great learning experience. Now Im stuck with Characteristics/variants. When products have many items to choose from, I use characteristics,and it works well. I would like to know is there a way to put a "select" on the drop-down to make aware customers must "SELECT" an item size or color. Thanks HikaShop support... in advance.")* was created by *[big5hot](/forum/user/5666-big5hot "View big5hot's Profile")* Hi everyone, Update; I have been doing great with learning HikaShop. Been a great learning experience. Now Im stuck with Characteristics/variants. When products have many items to choose from, I use characteristics,and it works well. I would like to know is there a way to put a "select" on the drop-down to make aware customers must "SELECT" an item size or color. Thanks HikaShop support... in advance. - [ ![hikashop_2012-10-04.jpg](/forum/attachment/6116) ](/forum/attachment/6116 "...2012-10-04.jpg") [ ](/forum/attachment/6116?download=1 "...2012-10-04.jpg") Last edit: 14 years 1 month ago by [big5hot](/forum/user/5666-big5hot "View big5hot's Profile"). Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzY4NTg5LWNoYXJhY3RlcmljdGljcy1zZWxlY3QtYmVmb3JlLWFkZGluZy10by1jYXJ0P3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Eliot](/forum/user/1824-eliot "View Eliot's Profile")** - [![Eliot's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar1824.png)](/forum/user/1824-eliot "View Eliot's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/1824-eliot) Less More - Posts: 2334 - Thank you received: 403 - - 14 years 1 month ago [\#68613](#68613) by [Eliot](/forum/user/1824-eliot "View Eliot's Profile") Replied by *[Eliot](/forum/user/1824-eliot "View Eliot's Profile")* on topic *[Re: Characterictics - Select before adding to cart](/forum/4-how-to/68589-characterictics-select-before-adding-to-cart#68613 "Hi everyone, Update; I have been doing great with learning HikaShop. Been a great learning experience. Now Im stuck with Characteristics/variants. When products have many items to choose from, I use characteristics,and it works well. I would like to know is there a way to put a "select" on the drop-down to make aware customers must "SELECT" an item size or color. Thanks HikaShop support... in advance.")* Hi there, A simple option is to add a new characteristic named "select" and give it a quantity of 0. In this way, you can put it as selected by default but customers won't be able to buy it ![;)](/media/kunena/emoticons/24.png ";)") The following user(s) said Thank You: [big5hot](/forum/user/5666-big5hot "View big5hot's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzQtaG93LXRvLzY4NTg5LWNoYXJhY3RlcmljdGljcy1zZWxlY3QtYmVmb3JlLWFkZGluZy10by1jYXJ0P3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. Board Categories HikaShop Install & Update Product & Category Display Content Creation Sales and Orders Orders management Reports & Statistics Customers Checkout Payment Methods Shipping Methods Import & Export (CSV, XLS…) Specific Features Affilation Taxes Wishlist Vote Carousel & Slider Mass Actions Filters & Search Discount & Coupon Feature Request Integrations Showcase General Talk about HikaShop Development HikaShop 3.0 Beta Translation Commercial Jobs HikaShop Components HikaMarket Market: Feature requests Market: How to? Market: Bug Report HikaSerial General talk about HikaSerial Serial: Bug Report Serial: How to? Support en Français de HikaSerial (French Support) HikaSubscription HikaAuction Auction: Feature requests Auction: How to? Auction: Bug report Hikashop around the world Support en Français (French Support) Russian FAQ. Курс выживания с Hikashop. Частые вопросы и о Расширения Hikashop Наши сайты на Hikashop 日本語版サポート(Japanese Support) Thai German Archives Bug Report How to? [](/forum/topics/feed/mode-topics?format=feed&type=rss) Time to create page: 0.054 seconds [Powered by](/forum/credits) [Kunena Forum](https://www.kunena.org)